The Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB) at RS Puram here has developed two clones of eucalyptus hybrids that would grow 10% more than the best eucalyptus clone available with the institute now. The new clones are the result of several years of research by a team of scientists led by D...
Read MoreThe green cover of the district may increase in the next few years as the agriculture department has launched a drive to get farmers to plant tree saplings and nurture them. The agriculture department has ordered 3.43 lakh tree saplings for Coimbatore under a scheme called Tamil Nadu Mission on Sustainable Green Cover in Farm...
Read MoreFarmers of Kothavadi in Kinathukadavu taluk and nearby villages are upbeat as water has been released to Kothavadi lake after three years. Water from Thirumoorthy hill used to feed the lake, which has shrunk and spread across 150 acres. After several check dams were constructed in the stream, water rarely reached the lake. It...
Read MoreEleven people from various fields in Tamil Nadu have been conferred the Padma awards. Among them and possibly the oldest living recipients from the list is 105-year-old Papammal from Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu who has been awarded the prestigious Padma Shri. Papammal runs her organic farm spread across 2.5 acres of land where she has...
Read MoreSeveral parts of the Coimbatore district received moderate rain on Monday, registering a decline in the intensity and frequency from the previous days. Roads in low-lying areas, including several underpasses, remained inundated on Monday. Dr Krishnasamy Mudaliyar Road, Good shed Road, Avinashi Road flyover at Uppilipalayam and Coimbatore north flyover witnessed traffic snarls after...
Read MoreIndustries that were badly affected during the Corona curfew are now recovering. Especially the Coir industry products getting good values in the market. Exports of coir products from Tamil Nadu have now increased again. Most of the factories around Coimbatore and Pollachi have resumed operations with moderate staff. Mr.Gowtham, Coir consultant and coir board...
Read MoreThe vehicle used for space travel is called a spacecraft. Spacecraft are used in a variety of ways. Not only are humans and cargo sent into space, but they are also sent into space for telecommunications, geography, meteorology, and planetary exploration. In that regard, the use of diapers for astronauts on their way back...
Read MoreA total of 102 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the Coimbatore district on Friday. The Health Department said that 1,208 persons were undergoing treatment and 124 persons recovered on Friday. Two persons died in the district on Wednesday and Thursday, taking the official death toll to 2,425. Coimbatore district had a test positivity rate...
Read MoreThe Chennai High Court has given an action verdict in the Living Together case. The judge clarified that couples living together without getting married have no legal right to sue in the Family Welfare Courts. Court orders action in case of an unmarried woman living with Joseph Baby. The artiste had filed a lawsuit...
Read MoreAn umpteenth time script of sibling sentiment, which even misses offering old wine in a new bottle, drags to an extent which even the Super Star could not much save the movie as a whole. It’s indisputably a joy to watch Rajnikanth perform in every movie and celebrate his screen presence… which is been...
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